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these are totally unneccsary exspences when we have so many roads in a state of dis-repair. the flyover also ruins the landscape and the and the whole eco system. the 5B in Bluffton is totally wrong. it provides more space to build empty buildings for business that can not be attracted because of all the stupid rules both the town and Beaufort county have. widening 170 from 278 to the GA. border is a better idea for the safety of people who have to commute to GA and back every day.

Once again Joe hit the nail on the head. The heads of these different boards of approval are totally incompetent. S.C. 170 should have been continued to the GA. line when all the equipment was in place to do so and the developers should have been made to pay for it. This backward thinking is what got this area in trouble years ago and it continues to this day.

finaly John Roe has said what a lot of us have been thinking for a long time. no WMD's, a lot of retoric,numerous lies, what does it take for you republicans to wake up and smell the roses. the only good republican we have ever had was Reagan, the rest are a bunch of puppets for Wall St. and big business like Haliburton. Please America, wake up

There is absolutly no reason why kids should be driven to school. We as taxpayers are paying for the buses to pick them up and drop them off. What the H--- is the problem? there would be no traffic jams, no one mad, and most of all, the children would get there safely.These do gooder parents that think they have to drive their kids to school are nuts. I rode the bus every day from the time i went to elem. to high school. You meet a lot of other kids in the school, not to say your own neighborhood, and you learn to associate with other people from different back grounds.

finaly someone with some brains in this community. If you check what Hardeeville impact fees for their new development and compare to Bluffton's, there is a mountain of differences. The way impact fees should be figured are on completion dates of the housing project. for instance, if a developer wants to build 200 homes and a completion date is set for 2008, we need a factor to go by. 200 homes equals 400 cars and 500 children for the school system. Joe is right about the government col, it's not even close. Use a multiplier twice that amount to figure what the wallop is going to be in 2008.

this is why the 16 million to be spent on 278 is a farce. we should be putting shoulders on 462, widen 17, finish the Bluffton parkway ALL THE WAY. our local government is just as cluless as the federal government. when are you folks out there going to get a clue to write your congress person, write your senators, heck write the president, but lets start doing what is neccessary instead of spending money in the wrong places. 278 widening is just going to cause more accidents, more frustration and yes more road rage.

why not move the house to Bluffton? we are the city of history and apparently Beaufort doesn't care. I think it would be a welcome addition to Bluffton. if we want to keep the rich tradition of the south, then i think we should welcome it with open arms.